Family Fun Fest at 51s Game On Fri., June 18

June 8, 2004 - Pacific Coast League (PCL1)
Las Vegas Aviators News Release

On Friday June 18th, 51s fans will want to come early and stay late at the ballpark, as The Principal Financial Group Family Fun Fest visits Cashman Field to see the Las Vegas 51s take on the Edmonton Trappers in Pacific Coast League action at 7:10 p.m. at Cashman Field.

The Principal Financial Group Family Fun Fest is the most extensive traveling fan festival in baseball history, and features over 20 midway style attractions including batting cages, a radar gun pitching challenge, baseball museum, "Stealing Home" bungee run, a giant "side by side" super slide, and the X Box Home Run Derby video game trailer. Covering as much as 4,000 square feet, the event is offered free to the public.

The Principal Family Fun Fest sets up in an area outside the ballpark and opens three hours before the game. After the game, a giant inflatable movie screen is set up for fans to enjoy the hit family film, "SHREK", under the stars.

Organizers, Entertainment & Sports International, spent over $1 million creating the event, which will appear at 52 ballparks across the country in the 2004 season, including an appearance at the Triple A All Star Game Fan Fest in Providence, Rhode Island in July and the South Atlantic League All-Star Game in Charleston, South Carolina. "We wanted to build an exciting, impressive and professional project like the NFL Experience, or the NBA Jam Session, but tailored to minor league baseball teams and markets," said ESI's Bert Gould. The Principal Family Fun Fest is a day-long celebration of baseball, family and fun. To learn more about the event, visit www.principal.com/funfest.com.

Pacific Coast League Stories from June 8, 2004

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• Tucson falls 5-1 to split Portland series - Tucson Sidewinders
• Beavers maximize chances in 5-1 win - Portland Beavers
• River Cats comeback nets 4-3 victory - Sacramento River Cats
• Family Fun Fest at 51s Game On Fri., June 18 - Las Vegas Aviators
• Figueroa Pitches Sounds To 5-1 Win Over Z's - Nashville Sounds
• 'Topes return home for eight-game homestand - Albuquerque Isotopes
• Sox Bats Come Alive - Colorado Springs Sky Sox
• Sky Sox General Manager Bob Goughan Resigns - Colorado Springs Sky Sox
• Reliever Childers activated - Edmonton Trappers
• Fans can trade coupons for bobbleheads at upcoming games - Fresno Grizzlies
• Sidewinders sweep twin bill - Tucson Sidewinders
• Sidewinders take pair from Beavers - Portland Beavers
• River Cats top Trappers, 5-3 - Sacramento River Cats

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